A freight train at Dong Dang International Railway Station (Photo: baogiaothong.vn)
 

Ratraco said the train will carry a total of 23 containers carrying furniture products of well-known Swedish brand IKEA.

During the course of its journey, the train will stop at Dong Dang International Railway Station in order to get customs clearance so it can move to Zhengzhou railway station before connecting to the Asia-Europe train to reach its destination.

The various products from IKEA will be delivered to several cities, including Liege of Belgium, Hamburg of Germany, and Melzo of Italy.

This comes after a freight train left Hanoi for Belgium for the first time in July, 2021, carrying with it containers of garments, textiles, and leather shoes. The route takes trains between Yen Vien Railway Station in Hanoi and the Belgian city of Liege, where the containers are then unloaded before being sent by truck to their final destination, the Dutch port city of Rotterdam.

Source: VOV

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